Cost of Irma to Barbuda seen at $150 million - prime minister

Reuters Staff

Sept 6 (Reuters) - The "absolute devastation" wrought by
Hurricane Irma to the Caribbean island of Barbuda has caused
estimated damages of some $150 million, Gaston Browne, the Prime
Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, said on Wednesday.

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"This rebuilding initiative will take years," Browne told
local television after a visit to the island, where he confirmed
at least one person had died due to the storm.
(Reporting by Frank Jack Daniel)